Now, local agencies will review the maps and eventually adopt them. Credit: Montecito Fire Department photo Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps ...

Fire hazard has grown in Los Angeles County over the past decade, according to new state maps. What do the maps show? The Office of the State Fire Marshal found that the land area considered to ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the first time in 14 years, California's fire hazard severity zones maps have been updated by the state fire marshal. Based on fire history and conditions of ...

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert and other portions of Southern California The new Cal Fire rankings ...

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps, and they don’t evaluate risk, said Cal Fire. These maps are intended to “drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions." ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has released updated statewide fire hazard maps for the first time in 14 years, ranking fire likelihood in certain areas from moderate ...

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, Woodlake, and Porterville. The new maps will impact future building ...

Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard ...